Journalism of Courage
The 9th Arties Music Festival,which takes place twice a year in Mumbai and Pune,witnessed soulful music and an unusual repertoire by music director Gauthier Herrmann and his musicians along with the Poona Music Society. A performance was held at Hyatt Regency Pune recently and guests were treated to chamber music. Gadi Hassin,general manager of the hotel remarked,”Because of its intimate nature,chamber music has been described as the music of friends’. After all,music is the universal language of mankind.
Just Dance
Lavani Love
Even though I have had no formal training in dance forms like Bharatnatyam and Kathak,Lavani continued to fascinate me since my childhood, says Lavani dancer Vaishali Jadhav. Jadhav,who hails from Parbhani,recently made it to the final four in the reality dance show Dholkichya Talavar aired on ETV. She is also no stranger to Marathi cinema and has acted in films like Jau Tithe Khau and Tamasha Haach Khel Udya Punha. On the show,she danced to the tunes of Padla Darode Padla and Potasathi nachte mee,Parva kunachi. We started shooting for the show in December last year. The dancers will be competing for the title of Lavani Samradhini, she says. Unfazed by the fact that she has not had professional training in other dance forms,she adds,My work speaks for itself. The lavani that I perform was taught to me by my aunt. There is nothing special. The only difference is that the art form is now again coming into the limelight through films and shows like these. Jadhav has also won the Dadasaheb Phalke award for best newcomer for her role in the film Tamasha Haach Khel Udya Punha. Her work while performing lavani numbers like Ek Gaav Baara Bhangadi,Aen Dupari Yamuna tiri Khodi Majhi Kadhli and Naki Doli Chaan Rang Gora Gora Paan also won her rave reviews from the audiences and judges alike on the show.
